Quick answer
現 is the kanji for "Actual / Present / Existing". A common reading is あらわ.れる (arawareru). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Actual / Present / Existing
Also : Actual · Present · Existing
Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
The kanji 現 represents 'PRESENT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of present.
On-reading: げん — remember this sound by associating it with present. Kun-reading: あらわ.れる.
Example Sentences
現在の状況をよく確認してから動きます。
げんざいのじょうきょうをよくかくにんしてからうごきます。
I check the current situation carefully before acting.
夢が現実になり始めています。
ゆめがげんじつになりはじめています。
The dream is beginning to become reality.
Vocabulary using 現
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